Frank L. Branson
In law, as in life, success is rarely left to chance. Instead, it’s the product of focused dedication and personal commitment. It’s what Frank L. Branson and the attorneys at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson have consistently demonstrated for more than three decades. Branson and the lawyers at the firm’s Dallas-based offices are frequently the first choice of individuals who have suffered injuries in truck crashes, transportation accidents and other acts of recklessness and negligence, as well as burn injuries from defective products, construction site mishaps and oilfield accidents. The firm’s accomplished trial lawyers also represent clients in critical business disputes.
Throughout a distinguished legal career, Branson has consistently earned the reputation as one of America’s best trial lawyers based on record-setting verdicts and settlements in jurisdictions nationwide. His wins ranked in the Top 100 Verdicts in America, as published by The National Law Journal and VerdictSearch (2007, 2012, 2015, 2016). Likewise, his courtroom victories ranked among the Top 100 Verdicts in Texas in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2018. His $242 verdict against Toyota was ranked the largest (#1) Products Liability verdict in 2018 and the No. 5 verdict overall in Texas.
In 2021, Frank was the recipient of the prestigious Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the Texas Bar Foundation. The award recognizes an active trial lawyer who, in his or her practice, has demonstrated outstanding trial and advocacy skills, has demonstrated high ethical and moral standards, and has demonstrated exceptional professional conduct, thus enhancing the image of the trial lawyer.
- Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the Texas Bar Foundation, 2021
- Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame, 2021
- Lawyers Hall of Fame by D Magazine, 2022
- Lifetime Achievement Award by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers by Lawdragon, 2020-2023
- Legal Legend, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- Elite Trial Lawyers Award in 2019 for Product Liability by the National Law Journal
- Largest Products Liability Verdict in Texas in 2018, according to VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer
- Top 100 Verdicts in America, as published by The National Law Journal and VerdictSearch (2007, 2012, 2015, 2016)
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1987-2024
- Top 100 Verdicts in Texas in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2018, as published by Texas Lawyer and VerdictSearch
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Ranking in Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability and Professional Malpractice – 2010-2023, Best Lawyers/U.S. News & World Report
- Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine – 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Top 10 Texas Super Lawyers statewide, by Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly, 2007-present
- Third Largest Motor Vehicle Verdict in Texas in 2016, by VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer
- Selected among the "50 Lions of the Texas Bar" by Texas Lawbook (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year in Dallas, 2014, for Medical Malpractice Law by Best Lawyers in America
- Lifetime Achiever, Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame, 2012, Texas Lawyer and VerdictSearch
- Lawyer of the Year in Dallas, Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - 2012, Best Lawyers in America
- Largest Business Law Verdict in Texas, 2012, VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer
- Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, by Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly, 2003-present
- Recognized by D CEO Magazine as one of 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas/Fort Worth, 2016
- Dallas Bar Association Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2010
- Teddy Roosevelt Man in the Arena Award presented by the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2011
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Pursuit of Justice Award, 2010
- Southern Methodist University Distinguished Alumni Award for Private Practice, 2010
- Recipient of the Mel Award, 2007, by the Melvin Belli Society
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association Professor W. McKinley Smiley, Jr. Lighthouse Award (2005)
- Named one of three Go-To Plaintiff Attorneys in Personal Injury, 2012, by Texas Lawyer
- Named by Thomson Reuters as one of the Top 3 Texas Super Lawyers in 2012 and 2013, as published in Texas Monthly
- Texas Top Rated Lawyers, 2010-2017, by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2006-2011
Dallas, Texas 75205
